Monday 8 February 2010

Black Wattle Resin Nodule

8 comments:

  1. Wow this looks great ... like a jewel.

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  2. Interesting stuff ... looks a bit like amber. Is it similar?

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  3. I’m glad you asked me that, Chuck, because on checking my facts, I’ve discovered my photo is a resin nodule, not a sap one. Duh!

    Amber is fossilized tree resin.

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  4. I did not know there was a difference between sap and resin. I call everything that oozes out of a tree sap.

    What a ...

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  5. Apparently not.

    ”Sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant's vascular system, while resin is the semi-solid amorphous organic substance secreted in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant."

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  6. This is a gorgeous shot as well Vicki. I've just been admiring Alan's Eucalypt resin and this post popped up in the "You might also like" box.
    Definite inspiration in my next bush walk :D)

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  7. Thank you, Susan! Nature is full of gems like this. Enjoy your bush walk...

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